On the 17th of December……dinner is served…at least it will be on 25th!
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On the 17th of December……dinner is served…at least it will be on 25th!

As I mentioned in yesterday’s post about traditions, cooking (and eating) a traditional Christmas Dinner is one of my highlights. My daughters usually help set the table in the dining room, one of the few times we eat in there! We usually have some fun writing out the menu and  making place cards.  Planning a…

24th of December – finally twas the night before Christmas
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24th of December – finally twas the night before Christmas

After much excitement and preparation, Christmas Day is nearly here. We are having a major cleaning/purging/chopping of vegetables this morning – involving as much of the family as possible. As I am posting this earlier in the day, any photos I use to illustrate our Christmas Eve traditions will be using last years photos. Could…

13th day of December – Welcome to my House Tour
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13th day of December – Welcome to my House Tour

One of the highlights since starting to blog was discovering the annual Home Tour hosted by the delightful BooMama.  This will be my 3rd Christmas inviting blog friends, old and new, to take a peak into my world of Christmas here in N Ireland, and hopefully they will invite me to visit their blogs too….